Product Manager, NEC Software Solutions
£50-60k
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Specialist software & outsourcing services
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Specialist software & outsourcing services
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£50-60k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build software and services that help keep people safer, healthier and better connected worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- Degree or equivalent in a business or technical discipline
- Proven track record in Product Management in technology industries
- Desirable for a track record of working in the Public Safety sector with proven ability to deliver technical solutions
- Ability to hold an audience with customers, technical people, partners and colleagues fully engaged and excited in furthering the product strategy and delivery
- World class product insight. Ideas that inform direction and prioritisation
- Commercially savvy. Able to conduct accurate return on investment calculations to steer the products and that deliver desired commercial outcomes which result in both increased market share and profitable growth
- Excellent research skills. Research competitors, markets, customers, requirements and use it to inform the very best product strategies that lead to market leadership and commercial growth
- Decision maker. Able to make tough decisions in the best interests of the product, market, customer and company
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Product Manager to lead product strategy and evolution for both our AI powered Redaction and Digital Evidence Management platforms, reporting to the Head of Product Management of the NEC Evidence and Insights product Pillar
- The role is home based, but will be expected to travel to NEC offices (Chippenham, London, Hemel Hempstead will be the main locations) and customer sites when required
- The Product Manager will be responsible for defining, developing, and delivering high-quality software products that meet customer needs and drive business value
- The role combines customer insight, commercial awareness, and technical understanding to shape product strategy, manage roadmaps, and deliver unique, compelling and differentiated enhancements
- Working cross-functionally with engineering, sales, customer success, and stakeholders, the Product Manager ensures products remain competitive, compliant, and aligned to organisational priorities
- Define and maintain product strategy aligned to pillar and organisational objectives
- Develop, own, and communicate the product roadmap and other standard collateral to ensure all customer facing teams deliver consistent and accurate messaging, effectively communicating our value propositions in language that resonates with customers
- Ensure alignment between customer needs, market trends, and technical capabilities
- Contribute to wider portfolio strategy and planning
- Translate strategy into well-defined and commercially sound product backlogs and requirements
- Ensure that products maximise revenue opportunities in terms of modularity – ensuring we can deploy at a range of price points and up-sell additional capabilities over time
- Developing marketing strategies in collaboration with the Public Safety marketing team
- Working closely with engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
- Prioritise features and enhancements based on value, risk, and opportunity
- Track delivery progress and ensure alignment to agreed milestones
- Support successful product launches and releases
- Proactively manage the Product Lifecycle, communicating it regularly to the company and customers
- Understand technology and keep abreast with the latest technology
- Research competitors, relevant products, market trends and regularly update the product strategy to meet the best commercial outcome
- Engage regularly with customers to understand needs, challenges, and behaviours
- Gather and analyse feedback of usage data and market trends
- Translate insights into product improvements and innovation opportunities
- Support and participate in:
- User groups
- Customer workshops / masterclasses
- Early engagement with sales opportunities
- Identify and develop product enhancement opportunities to grow your product revenues
- Explore and incorporate emerging technologies (including AI where relevant)
- Develop business cases using structured approaches (e.g., Lean Canvas), presenting proposals to governance forums (e.g., Product Boards)
- Build relationships with NECSWS colleagues to ensure that, where appropriate, our products are capable of being joined up at both business process and technological levels, supporting teams to articulate our product expertise and our value propositions
- Monitor product performance using defined KPIs
- Contribute to monthly reporting on:
- Roadmap progress
- Customer engagement
- Product health and risks
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date product documentation and collateral
Our take
NEC Software Solutions is a branch under the NEC Corporation umbrella, that delivers software and services to support public health, safety and connection. The company’s customer base is rooted in national governments and international health bodies, spanning police forces, emergency services, local authorities and housing providers.
Since its acquisition by NEC Group in 2018 the company has seen substantial growth with NEC's support. It has made numerous strategic partnerships and acquired Vantage Health, Cadcorp and Pro-Mapp to bolster its capablities.
In 2022, NEC Software Solutions was ordered by the CMA (Competitions and Markets Authority) to sell parts of its acquisition of Capita Secure Solutions, after an investigation revealed emergency services could end up paying more for crucial software. However, this stands as a mere bump in the road against the company's broad success, where it remains a leader in public sector software and services on a global scale.
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Company benefits
- Private Medical Healthcare
- Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- 25 Days Holiday
- Wellness
- Retail & Lifestyle Discounts
- Flexible Working
- Continued Learning
- CycleScheme
Company HQ
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, London, UK
Leadership
Tina Whitley
(CEO)Former Executive Director (Government and Housing) for Northgate Public Services. Previous Managing Director (Education and Libraries Software) at Capita Children's Services, and Operations Director EMEA at Convergys.
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